Florence To

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Florence To is a Scottish-born artist and director with Hong Kong roots, specialising in acoustic scenographies and audiovisual installations that interrogate architectural spatial design. Trained in textiles and tailoring, To merges these disciplines with digital technologies to reimagine abandoned spaces, utilising their inherent flaws. Their practice explores cognitive and emotional triggers, sensory perception, and the interaction of frequencies as vibrations, psychoacoustics, and phonetics. Currently pursuing a research master’s at Goldsmiths’ Centre for Research Architecture, To’s work examines bird migration, grey zone warfare, and electromagnetic frequency (EMF) disruptions, focusing on their intersections with ecological and geopolitical displacement. This research critically informs their artistic practice, challenging boundaries between scientific and creative domains. To has worked with the Photonics group at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory in Portugal, investigating light detection and wavelength propagation, and has been commissioned by international institutions such as Mass MoCA in Massachusetts and EMPAC (Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center) in New York.